Ex Cried as I Wed a Tycoon

Chapter 159

Effie couldn't shake the sense that something was off.

A sudden suspicion flashed through her mind.

Where exactly did Yolande go to school?

She'd been driving for ages now-if Yolande walked this distance every day, it simply didn't add up. And as Effie glanced at the empty roadside, she realized they hadn't passed a single pedestrian—just a handful of cars, scattered here and there.

So, had Yolande lied to her?

But why would she bother? They weren't family, barely even acquaintances. As far as Effie knew, this was the first time they'd ever met.

What was Yolande's angle? What could she possibly gain from this?

Effie was still puzzling it over when, out of nowhere, a sudden rush of air came from behind.

"Don't move. Keep driving."

sharp pressure pressed against the back of Effie's neck—a

clamping the steering wheel so tightly her knuckles turned white. Her heartbeat thundered

herself to stay

rearview mirror, Yolande-who just moments before had dozed off, all innocence and warmth-was now wide awake, fixing Effie with a chilling, predatory smile. The transformation was so complete, she barely looked like

wonder I fell for

keep her wits about

there was a

forced down the panic rising in her throat. "Just now... those people—are you

Yolande-sixteen, seventeen? Yet she held that knife without a hint of fear, steady as a rock. What could have pushed

tilted her head, tapping the flat of the blade lightly against Effie's cheek. “Those two idiots were hopeless-had

setup. A trap. They must have staged the whole thing just to lure

been watching me, waiting for the perfect moment. And now, out in the middle of nowhere, it would

would go to all this

Effie tried to keep her voice steady. "I have cash, I

been paid.

had

against Effie's skin, so close she barely dared to breathe. She knew if this went on, she